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The Crown of Gilded Bones

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Poppy has to decide what to do with a power and a title she never asked for, while plots grow on both sides. Adult romance, with sex scenes

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Yes. It's in the Main story, the list of only what moves the plot forward to the end of the saga.

Where it falls in the order

  • Main story3 of 6
  • Chronological7 of 11
  • Everything3 of 11
BeforeA Kingdom of Flesh and FireAfterThe War of Two Queens
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Quick recap

The story picks up at the exact moment it left off. Alastir, the king's adviser, kidnaps and tortures her over a prophecy naming her Atlantia's downfall. To save her, Casteel performs a forbidden Ascension, and she does not turn into a vampire. Poppy learns that Queen Ileana of Solis is Isbeth, the first Ascended, and her mother. The two visit Iliseeum to speak with Nyktos. At Redrock, Isbeth kills Ian in front of Poppy, and Casteel gives himself up to save her. The draken reveal that the caged cat, Ires, is her father. At the end, Poppy beheads King Jalara and sends the head to Isbeth with a message: free Casteel or face war.

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Trivia

  1. Behind the scenesNo break

    The book picks up at the exact moment A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire ends. Read them back to back.

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  2. ReferenceIliseeum for real

    Poppy and Casteel reach Iliseeum, the land of the gods, and talk to Nyktos himself. Much of the Flesh and Fire prequel takes place there.

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  3. SetupThe caged cat

    Keep an eye on the big cat locked in a cage. It isn't there by chance, and who it really is changes everything Poppy knows about her family.

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